The Art & Skills Of Managing People Effectively

 

Most managers are given job designations in which they have the necessary technical skills. For example, a sales manager will have sales skills and a marketing manager will have marketing skills. These managers however, find out that to get the department functioning effectively, technical skills alone are not enough. They have to have people management skills. They find that more that 75% of their job entails managing their subordinates well to ensure that they are able to assist in fulfilling the roles and functions of the department. This people management skill is a critical skill that most managers lack. For example, a good sales person when promoted due to his/her selling skills finds out that these skills cannot be used when managing a sales team. The skills required are completely different. In the first instance, it was just to sell; now, it is managing and motivating them to sell. According to Peter Drucker, the most important resource that managers manage is people. If they cannot manage this resource effectively then they are ineffective managers.

 

Objectives

 

Upon completion of this programme, you will be able to:

  • Ensure that you are aware of the changing business environment and the fact that effective people management will play a key role in the success or failure of your organisation.
  • Gain an understanding of the concept, the process and functions of people management.
  • Understand and review your executive/supervisory role within your organisation in relation to the management of people.
  • Acquire the necessary management skills in relation to people.
  • Be equipped with the knowledge and practice of the fundamental concepts of leadership, teambuilding, coaching and motivation.

 

Who Should Attend

 

  • Executive / Supervisory
  • First Level Manager
  • Mid Level Manager

 

Methodology

 

The methodology used will be a combination of lectures, personal reflection exercises, case studies and group work. Personal reflection exercises will be used to enable you to get to know yourself in relation to preferred management and leadership styles.

 

Case studies and group work will be used to identify, analyse and interpret situations as a form of experimental learning, and to learn and benefit from each other’s experiences.

Programme Outline

 

Day 1

·          The Fundamentals of Managing People

o         Why managing people effectively is a critical factor in the success of any organisation

o         How do people want to be managed?

o         Difference between managing and leading

o         Technical skills versus people skills; which is more important

·          Leadership

o         Styles of leadership

o         Personal leadership styles and its use in different situations

o         Drawing up a leadership action plan

 

Day 2

·          The Essence of Communication

o         Barriers to effective communication and how to eliminate them

o         How to give work assignments to subordinates

o         How to give and receive feedback

·          Coaching and Counselling

o         Why coaching and counselling is a critical factor in the success of any organisation?

o         Why must employees be constantly coached and counselled?

o         How to approach a coaching or counselling session

o         Dos and Don’ts of a coaching or counselling session

·          Building Teams and the Motivation of Employees

o         The concept of motivation – individual and teams

o         Understanding the concept of human wants and needs

o         The essence of building teams

o         The how’s of team building

 

Training Facilitator

 

Heera Singh, MMIM, MIM-CPT

Diploma in Management (MIM), Diploma in Artillery (US Field Artillery School), Diploma in Military Science (Indian Military Academy), Masters in Human Resource Management & Training (Leicester University, UK),

Masters in Management & Organisational Learning (Lancaster University, UK)

 

Administrative Details

 

Fees:

MIM Member: RM1,100

Non-Member: RM1,270

 

Duration:

2 days

 

Time:

9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

 

Venue:

MIM Management House

Kuala Lumpur

 

 

 

PSMB Scheme:

  • SBL

 

CPD Hours:

  • 16

 

Recommended follow-on programmes:

 

·          Coaching & Counselling for Performance

·          Talent Management for High Performance Organisations